Rear Hub Cover

ILLF8ED · Jul 7, 2019

Tornado said:
What about better cooling of brake drum without the cover in place?

The hub is not the brake.

Craig · Jul 7, 2019

xbacksideslider said:
Polish? Why?

Polishing is what some of us do to kill time in winter months , not sure you suffer the indignity of 4-6 months of winter weather

Tornado · Jul 8, 2019

illf8ed said:
The hub is not the brake.

DOH!
My bad....was thinking about another thread where owner reported melting the cush rubbers and thought was the brake line was set too tight so when the SA moved up/down brake pads in contact with drum giving excess brake drag/friction which heated everything up. But I guess that heat doesn't really transfer to the hub much if at all.

XTINCT · Jul 8, 2019

I have used the purple stuff. It works well. I used the prep part only to clean up my badly tarnished head ( Norton head, not my head ). It worked well for that. I had to go to acetone to get it off though.

Craig · Jul 8, 2019

The Cush rubbers can melt when rear brake is adjusted with too much enthusiasum ... guilty of that once ... as welll as most of the common beginner mistakes mentioned on this forum

74ok · Jul 8, 2019

robs ss said:
Is that where you keep your stash Robert?

doubt it, easy access fail

eskasteve · Jul 9, 2019

robs ss said:
Is that where you keep your stash Robert?

Well, actually....

ludwig · Jul 11, 2019

Just returned from a 4000 km trip, including 60 km dirt road.
( will post some pics in " motorcycle related " )

Cleaning the bike only took a few minutes:
sprayed some engine cleaner on and hosed it off:

Clean enough for me.

Leaving the hub cover off allows you ( with a slight mod.. ) to install and replace the buffers from the outside.
Makes wheel installation and maintenance so much easier ..

Fast Eddie · Jul 11, 2019

Once again Ludwig... what a brilliantly logical idea !

maylar · Jul 18, 2019

Craig said:
Still use autosol for the badly neglected stuff , but the Purple is amazing ! Still requires elbow grease , results are next level ...

So I picked up some of the purple stuff and used it on my timing and gearbox covers. Not really impressed so far, I need to experiment a bit. Maybe try it with a powered buff.

I noticed however, that the next day there was some skin peeling off of my hands. I'm not 100% sure it was due to the polish, but that's the only chemical I used that's different from what I normally use. I've had that happen with Castrol Super Clean degreaser (also purple, coincidentally). Have you had any reaction to the purple polish?

Craig · Jul 18, 2019

I usually use white knit work gloves sold by the dozen when polishing , not impervious but never any ill skin effects ... did you give bottle a real good shake and follow instructions to a T ... good luck !

Yakatak · Jul 18, 2019

The polish shouldn't cause much skin irritation but the "step 1" antioxidant sure will.

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